I remember that when I got to NYU, everyone was writing scripts. But I was 18 at the time, and when you… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
It's heartbreaking when you hear a kid buying a ticket for... I don't know, whatever movie you're up against. And you see… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I was raised by my mom. She taught me how to be a gentleman; nobody in the movies taught me. I think… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Not every movie has to serve as every audience member's need for completion. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
There are movie sites that love movies and there are movie sites that are just bitter people that just hate movies. I… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
It becomes pretty crystal clear once you watch that first assembly [movie cut] the things that are just grinding it to a… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Every weekend in history has worked for movies if the movie connects. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
To be honest with you, since 'Ocean's 11,' 'The Hangover' has become a movie that defines Vegas. Anybody in Vegas will tell… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
To me, the script is a living, breathing organism. Comedy is something that is ever-changing and ever-flowing with the vibe and the… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
It's all about escapism. That's essentially what all movies are about. It's a vicarious thrill. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
When I was younger I didn't really know what a director did: I knew I loved movies and I figured the actors… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a movie with females in it, and not necessarily the female version of 'The Hangover,' but I'd love… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I make decisions to do movies based on the cast. I'd just been working with Zach Galifianakis on 'The Hangover', and I… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I tend to make movies about my peer group. I couldn't see myself now going back and making a movie about a… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
My movies before tend to be just funny. But it wasn't a conscious thing I was looking for at all. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
You know, because you outline a movie, it kinda comes at the same time. I mean, there are days when you are… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
There's a punk-rock attitude, clearly, to 'Hated.' There's even a punk-rock attitude to 'The Hangover,' I think. We start the movie with… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I think a lot of American comedies tend to apologize for their bad behavior in the last 10 minutes of the movie. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
When you work on a movie or a TV show, you're a family, so if something that's a two-minute thing in the… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I just thinks it's interesting what it takes an actor to find their characters through the wardrobe, or the hair, or the way a… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I remember that when I got to NYU, everyone was writing scripts. But I was 18 at the time, and when you write a… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in a comedy… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
The worst thing you can do as a comedy director is be on set and think of something ridiculous, or an actor comes up… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
It's heartbreaking when you hear a kid buying a ticket for... I don't know, whatever movie you're up against. And you see them sneaking… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
There's a darkness under 'The Hangover' because ultimately there's a missing person and it's not really that funny. There's a sort of darkness under… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I think that 'Hangover II' is as funny as 'The Hangover I,' honest to God, but I think that it's a little bit darker,… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Comedy is so subjective. You could be in a room with 400 people laughing at a joke and you could just not think it's… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I never had a ton of male friends and it's always been something that's really interesting to me, what brings guys together? The bonding.… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
